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Reign of Dragoness is a ladder climbing game. Players seek to be to shed cards from their hand in order to collect points.
—user summary
Deep in the magical and mysterious past reigned the Dragoness, queen of all dragons and commander of the Dragon Knights, her trusted attendants. Every summer solstice, dragons from across the realms gathered for a grand tournament, where clans would test their strength and compete for glory. Relive those enchanted days when dragon, knight, squire and page together celebrated the Reign of Dragoness.
Celebrate the Reign of Dragoness by being the first to play all thirteen cards in your hand. Each player must both match the pattern and raise the value of the cards until all but one drop out of the challenge. The Winner of each challenge sets the pattern for what comes next, and play continues until one player's hand is empty. Players collect points for playing all their cards first, and the player with the most points at the end of the game is dubbed Grand Champion of the Dragoness!
—description from the publisher
- fun concept at higher player counts
- clear shedding mechanism
- not great at two players
- scoring can be more interesting with more players
- shed cards and outplay hands with stronger combos
- Dragon-themed world
- competitive, fast-paced
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Climbing Shedding — Players shed their hands by playing higher-value combinations to reduce total points.
- shedding / hand shedding — Players shed their hands by playing higher-value combinations to reduce total points.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- the cards are cute and humorous
- I love push your luck games, so this one was right up my alley
- the artwork and the puns on it and the names of the cards are hilarious
- Rain of Dragonness just does not play very well at two players
- this is a retro space themed shedding game